Halo is a beast. It’s a monster in the video game world and Hollywood knows it, but unfortunately they’ve been unable to adapt the property for the big screen. How long have we been hearing about a possible Halo movie? Years! It always comes back to the owners, Microsoft and the studios being unable to compromise creatively. Universal failed, Fox failed, maybe DreamWorks has a shot?
Here’s another installment of the constant battle between Microsoft and Hollywood. Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’re familiar with the long developing film adaptation of the popular video game, Halo. We recently posted an article highlighting screenwriter Stuart Beattie’s take on the film, and whether or not it will happen. According to Firstshowing, Microsoft is stating that all plans for a big screen Halo have been put on hold.
This weekend, crowd’s will have the option to “Go Joe,” with the live action adaptation of the popular Hasbro toy line, G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra. Recently, I was lucky enough to interview the film’s screenwriter Stuart Beattie. He opened up about this feature as well as several high profile projects he has on the horizon, which include Halo, Tarzan, Tomorrow, When the War Began, and Spy Hunter just to name a few.
With so much ground to cover Beattie was eager to answer all my questions, check out the goods after the jump…
Whenever it comes to Halo news I feel like I’m in an rocky relationship. One minute things are a go, the next they’re not. At this year’s Comic-Con, Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp filled us in on their involvement with the live action adaptation of Halo. According to Jackson it wasn’t a pleasant experience for him, Blomkamp, or Microsoft. So, who’s next to tackle this epic story? G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra screenwriter Stuart Beattie has a script ready to go, and believes that this film not only has to, but needs to be made.
